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witch streamer Kai Cenat will be hit with a slew of charges for organizing a mob of young fans that sent several people to the hospital and left multiple police cruisers and the city’s popular Union Square Park trashed Friday.
The influencer, who has more than 20 million followers, will face two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly, as well as other unspecified charges, NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press conference.
The 21-year-old live streamer hadn’t obtained a permit for his gaming accessory giveaway in in the park Friday afternoon and the event quickly morphed into violent chaos as thousands of young fans stormed the surrounding streets.
Sixty-five others were taken into custody throughout the three-hour melee, 30 of whom were juveniles.
Videos show the rioters tossing cones, bottles and rocks at one another, as well as innocent passersby and responding officers.
According to Maddrey, at least three cops and four civilians were injured in the anarchy.